It should be close, and would probably come down to the better driver actually.
Ive heard of Celicas running low 15s, and I think Smciner's brother ran a 14.9 in a stock EL XR6.

You have to absolutely thrash the tits off the Celica to get anywhere, like 4000Rpm clutch dump and 8000Rpm gearchanges, so if he's a bit of a softie when it comes to driving, then you should have no worries.

If all else fails go from a 60kmh roll, you should eat it alive from there.

Originally posted by Martin It should be close, and would probably come down to the better driver actually.
Ive heard of Celicas running low 15s, and I think Smciner's brother ran a 14.9 in a stock EL XR6.

You have to absolutely thrash the tits off the Celica to get anywhere, like 4000Rpm clutch dump and 8000Rpm gearchanges, so if he's a bit of a softie when it comes to driving, then you should have no worries.

If all else fails go from a 60kmh roll, you should eat it alive from there.

He absolutely thrashes the ringer out of it. I'm supprised the clutch isnt gone now. I havnt driven his car but mine seems to have alot more torque low down, and on hills he's always dropping back a few cogs while mine cruises easily up hills in 4th.

My mates got a lot more practise in his car than I have in mine, I only picked mine up a few weeks ago. I'll post the outcome when We actually do race.

After driving my parents Celica SX when they had it and also beating a couple after a few runs against them in an 1999 RX Impreza. I can honestly say, unless you make a mistake, he wouldn't catch an EL XR6.

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